TAMPA, FL—Obamacare has implications that stretch far beyond the healthcare sector, and early signs indicate that Tampa Bay's real estate market may be a big winner. So says Chad Rupp, managing director for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Central Florida.

To be sure, Tampa has long been a hub for the healthcare and insurance industries, thanks in large part to the availability of a skilled and trainable labor force. JLL estimates about 30 percent of the net new jobs created in the past year have come in this industry.

“Now there are signs that the healthcare sector's share of the office market is growing following the 2010 passage of Obamacare,” Rupp says. “That will extend insurance coverage to more than 30 million additional Americans and expand the operations of healthcare providers and the third party administrators that serve them.”